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If you're not from the kind of family where kids goes to college is going to college and trying to get an office job the pragmatic choice? Unless you have some

If you're not from the kind of family where kids goes to college is going to college and trying to get an office job the pragmatic choice? Unless you have some very good reason to think you'll be the exception odds are you'll just wind up with a few wasted years and a partial degree. Busting your ass as a plumber with the goal of eventually being the guy that owns the business (or whatever) can be the pragmatic choice.

elipsey 5y ago
Are plumbers licensed? Should I assume that just anyone can become a plumber? Licensed trades have gatekeepers, e.g., my high-school friend couldn't be an electrician because he couldn't get a union internship. They were full and he didn't know anyone important. Also, I believe that the licensing required the completion of course work. I have never had a job that didn't require college and also paid more than rent. It seems a strong assumption that there are ready alternatives which pay a subsistence or higher wage. Of course it is also a strong assumption that higher education will necessarily result in a subsistance or higher wage, but my point is that it seems unfounded to simply assume that there is a reliable practicable alternative just because there used to be. As far as I know, I don't know anyone who didn't go to college and can reliably pay rent by themselves, and I know lots of people who didn't go to college.